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March 30, 2012
1-star Amazon reviews of famous books: Beautiful Losers
I first discovered this idea on Matt Mikalatos' blog and found it hilarious. Who, for instance, would give a 1-star review to Green Eggs and Ham? Surely only a madman. Or someone who's experienced a bad case of food poisoning … Continue reading →
March 29, 2012
Rocking the radio: Writing On The Air, April 4
Ever wondered what writers sound like when they're talking about their books instead of hiding in some Apocalypse-proof bunker writing them? Then check out KOOP's "Writing On The Air" program every Wednesday, where host Francois Pointeau interviews all manner of … Continue reading →
March 28, 2012
Get drunk with WriteByNight's book club this April
If you've ever considered joining a book club but have been put off by the stuffy nature of reading Oprah's picks with tightly-wound grannies, fear the book club no more! This April I'll be hosting WriteByNight's virtual book club, a … Continue reading →
March 22, 2012
Buttontapper Approved: TUL retractable gel pen
I am a stationery snob. To the point where I was reading a blog post about all manner of "stationary" that a writer might like, and I tracked down the writer on Twitter to ask him if he meant stationery … Continue reading →
March 21, 2012
Amazon Free Day
If you've been waiting for a chance to download a free copy of my ebook to your Kindle, today's your lucky day: I'm holding an Amazon Free Day! To download your free Kindle copy of Rebels of the 512, just … Continue reading →
March 15, 2012
Life is all about challenges
As astute readers of this blog may have noticed from my sidebar that I've recently signed up for a few reading challenges: the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge and the Books That Made Me Love Reading Challenge. The … Continue reading →
March 13, 2012
The sweet, sexy smell of victory
PayPal has backed off its censorship crusade, under pressure from a wide variety of fiction writers and literature lovers! As reported in the Mercury News, the credit card companies PayPal was citing as the driving force behind their campaign have … Continue reading →
March 8, 2012
PayPal vs Smashwords: Censorship and fiction
As you may have heard, Smashwords is currently in talks with PayPal regarding the publication of "questionable" erotic fiction. As a writer and publisher of erotica, this concerns me. Smashwords' founder, Mark Coker, is currently in talks with PayPal about … Continue reading →
March 6, 2012
Writers@Work — 6 March 2012
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March 4, 2012
Read an Ebook Week, March 4–10
Canadians have all the fun: By order of Parliament, they've actually designed March as "Read an Ebook Month." While the U.S. hasn't quite embraced the ebook phenomenon like our neighbors to the north, we've still got some tricks up our … Continue reading →
